1st Pennsylvania Reserves

The 1st Pennsylvania Reserves were also known as the 30th Infantry. Their simple memorial is located along Ayres Avenue on the edge of the Wheatfield, where the regiment was engaged on July 2 towards the close of the fighting.

The regiment was raised from the counties of Adams, Chester, Cumberland, Delaware, and Lancaster. Company K, specifically, was raised in and around the Gettysburg area.

The regiment was commanded by Col. William C. Talley (1831-1903). Talley was the publisher of a newspaper in Norristown. He sold the newspaper in order to recruit Company F of the 1st Reserves.

1st Pennsylvania Reserves

5th Corps, 3rd Division, 1st Brigade

Col. William C. Talley (1831-1903)

Engaged: 444; 8 killed, 38 wounded

Monument: Ayres Avenue

Tags: Gettysburg, Monument Project, Pennsylvania, V Corps, Wheatfield